3 Day Carb Binge - Is It Okay?

[Ensifer]

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"3 Day Carb Binge - Is It Okay?"

The answer to your question is no; however, let me articulate.

When you decide to lose weight, be it 10 lbs. or 200 lbs., you have to make a conscious decision to change the eating habits that lead you to the weight gain to begin with. Doing the same things nets you the same results. You mentioned that this is something you do on an annual basis, and to this I reply... Good, this is the perfect opportunity to change one of the standard routines that caused you to gain the 10, 20, or 200 lbs. to begin with. That being said, we are not your parents, doctor, pastor, or close personal friends. You don't know most of us from Adam, if you will, but we are here to provide you with the best advice that our experiences can offer. It may not always be what you want to hear, but more often than not, it will be what you need to hear. I personally think this would be a wonderful opportunity to make a change for the better and prove to yourself that you are serious in this venture.

Should you decide otherwise, these are some of the side effects you may be subject to:

Bloating
Headaches
Diarrhea
Lack of energy
Hunger
Continued "cheating" due to voracious cravings

I hope you make the right decision for you, but wish you the best with whatever you decide.

Tom

[aggie]

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I have been on this woe for 32 days. Yesterday in a fit I had 1 oz. of chocolate. (Confession time) One little ounce. I was sick as a dog and furiously hungry. Don't go there. It's not worth it. Listen to your body not your head: this is what I've concluded after analyzing myself to death as to why I had that chocolate. It doesn't really matter why as long as I know my body has told me why not, if that makes sense.

[Luna Rossa]

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I did the campfire thing a few times when I was in induction. I brought my own smokies, snacks, kebabs, drank perrier etc. Rum and diet soda, while not the greatest choice, was better than beer or coolers by far when it comes to carbs. I urge you to try to stay as close to on plan as possible.

If you're bound and determined to cheat, despite the way you're going to feel, then at least be somewhat smart about it. Have 1 smore instead of eating them one after the other until you're sick. Bizzlekitty's suggestion about going up a rung or two is a much better alternative. Have some cantelope or fresh strawberries or something for dessert instead of marshmallows! Have a drink or two with diet soda instead of getting right hammered. You don't NEED to pound chips mindlessly or gorge yourself on garbage food to make it a fun trip.

[Miclam]

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I did the campfire thing a few times when I was in induction. I brought my own smokies, snacks, kebabs, drank perrier etc. Rum and diet soda, while not the greatest choice, was better than beer or coolers by far when it comes to carbs. I urge you to try to stay as close to on plan as possible.

If you're bound and determined to cheat, despite the way you're going to feel, then at least be somewhat smart about it. Have 1 smore instead of eating them one after the other until you're sick. Bizzlekitty's suggestion about going up a rung or two is a much better alternative. Have some cantelope or fresh strawberries or something for dessert instead of marshmallows! Have a drink or two with diet soda instead of getting right hammered. You don't NEED to pound chips mindlessly or gorge yourself on garbage food to make it a fun trip.

This is good advice, thank you. I'll see what I can do about getting some atkins friendly snacks. As far as the alcohol goes, I never did stop drinking it. Vodka and club soda all the way.

[staziaw]

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Yes, we are a bit militant. That's why we are members of this board! We all know from experience how a 3-day binge can affect us and possibly lead us to fall off the wagon entirely. The question is whether that is worth the bother. Personally, it wouldn't be for me!

The choice is entirely yours, of course. But I think the message in this thread is that you DO indeed have options instead of a 3-day pig-out. If you really want to eat non-Atkins foods, why not be aware of potion size? A steak with a small handful of Doritos, instead of an entire bag?

I wish you luck.

Stacy

[prissy]

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Atkin’s maintenance is a lifestyle choice similar to being a vegan. In fact, I wish we had a cute little name for what we are going to be. However, the induction phase is intended to shock your body into burning fat. The on again off again can make you very resistant to weight loss. I guess it takes the shock out of it. After induction you don’t want to shock your body again, but rather introduce carbs back slowly in hopes of having an improved tolerance of carbohydrates for life-time maintenance.


I know it seems like everybody here screams, “NOOO! My way or the highway”. You should realize, though, that many people here are or were very large and jerking their bodies around is part of how they got that way. I wish I had known what to do about it when I had very little to lose and I’m pleased that you found out early.


You’re wise to try a little rule bending instead of a binge. I do want to add that diarrhea in the woods is . . . umm . . . even ickier.

[dotsamantha]

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Luna's suggestion was good i think. Make a bag a "trail mix" with nuts and so on, bring fruit and veg in a cooler, that sort of thing.

[n0matter]

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This guy/girl is hilarious. I wish I was going on this camping trip.

[ErinRachel1021]

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Have fun being miserable.

It's responses like this that originally almost made me leave the board. NOTHING in life is that fatalistic. LIGHTEN UP. I know we're all on Atkins for our own reasons and that following as close to the letter as possible is the best way to go, but OH MY GOD, settle down!
That being said, kudos to the people that responded reasonably instead of acting like to do this equals almost certain death.
Miclaim, like a few others have said. Bringing along a few higher rung of Owl snacks is a great idea and muster all your willpower to be as portion conscious as possible. Otherwise HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME! Hopefully we'll see you when you return (you know if you don't get eaten by a bear while having a fit of diarrhea in the woods or something)

[BellaCarol]

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I did it when I got married and I am still paying the consecuences (1 month later). i would not go for it, it is just not worth it

[ladyinred]

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The truth is I don't WANT to stay on plan for this weekend. I want to enjoy myself and part of that means sitting around the campfire making smores with my friends.

This is what the OP said. If they had asked "I'm going camping, how can I stay on Atkins" of course we would all jump in with helpful advice for how to stay on track. My question is, if you've already made up your mind to do this, why are you rattling our cages and then calling us names when we offer helpful advice? This seems to be some kind of new game a few people enjoy playing around here. Hmmm, I guess I don't have to play, do I? Good luck and have fun on your weekend.

[ErinRachel1021]

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^I actually think the original question was what would be the consequences. The better responses admitted not knowing how an individual who is not yourself would react to a cheat weekend. EVERYONE is different. Those who responded with their own experiences are fine. Those who acted like it's almost certain suicide were not. I think the original intent was perhaps maybe to just prepare in the best way possible by knowing what COULD happen and trying to figure out how much weight could be gained.

[Miclam]

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I did it when I got married and I am still paying the consecuences (1 month later). i would not go for it, it is just not worth it

Really? Like what?

[changing]

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I think you'll be okay as long as you try not to go completely off the deep end... eat a smore if you want, but not 30 of them try to get some quality exercise in with your friends while you're out camping, do some hiking or walking or kayaking or whatever is available. Have a good time, but do damage control.

As far as illegal carb days go, you must make a commitment to get back to doing your way of eating right as soon as possible or you do run the risk of falling completely away from the plan. But exercise, limit the bad foods, and you might feel a little weird or dizzy or tired (might have to take a nap lol) from the sugar/starch, but you won't end up in the emergency room or anything.

I hope you have a great trip.

[Jeudrietr]

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" 3 Day Carb Binge - Is It Okay?"

I could have sworn THAT was the original question.